NSF Org:	AST Division Of Astronomical Sciences
Recipient:	NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Initial Amendment Date:	July 13, 2021
Latest Amendment Date:	June 25, 2024
Award Number:	2049851
Award Instrument:	Continuing Grant
Program Manager:	Jon Williams jonwilli@nsf.gov  (703)292-2455 AST  Division Of Astronomical Sciences MPS  Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Start Date:	July 15, 2021
End Date:	June 30, 2026 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$600,000.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$600,000.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2021 = $196,917.00 FY 2022 = $198,585.00 FY 2024 = $204,498.00
History of Investigator:	Colleen Hartman (Principal Investigator) chartman@nas.edu James Lancaster (Former Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	National Academy of Sciences 2101 CONSTITUTION AVE NW WASHINGTON DC  US  20418-0007 (202)334-2254
Sponsor Congressional District:	00
Primary Place of Performance:	National Academy of Sciences 500 5th Street NW Washington DC  US  20001-3035
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	00
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	PKFJZHG2MLG9
Parent UEI:	PKFJZHG2MLG9
NSF Program(s):	RADIO SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT, Climate & Large-Scale Dynamics, MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS
Primary Program Source:	01002122DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01002223DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01002324DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01002425DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s):	4444, 4650, 5740, 5750
Program Element Code(s):	465000, 574000, 575000
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.049, 47.050

ABSTRACT

The Committee on Radio Frequencies (CORF) has been a standing committee of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) since 1961. It is comprised of a changing roster of prominent scientists and engineers who carry out studies and provide advice to the Academy on issues that involve the scientific uses of the radio spectrum. CORF has a long history of working with NSF. CORF also engages in significant outreach and education efforts, providing a crucial avenue for informing policymakers about special needs involved in scientific uses of the radio spectrum. CORF furthers these efforts through outreach to the private sector, encouraging win/win solutions to spectrum challenges. This award will allow CORF to continue this important work.

CORF plays a crucial role in maintaining the availability of spectrum for the scientific community. Their activities include overview of international treaty conference topics and their impacts on passive service use of the spectrum, the production of educational materials, and submission of comments to FCC proceedings. CORF has conducted, and will continue to conduct, extensive technical analyses that carry significant weight in these proceedings thanks to the process they employ, the quality of work, and the prestige of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine.

This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

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